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P phocaena
Porpoise Por"poise, n. [OE. porpeys, OF. porpeis, literally, hog fish, from L. porcus swine + piscis fish. See Pork, and Fish.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any small cetacean of the genus Phoc[ae]na, especially P. communis, or P. phoc[ae]na, of Europe, and the closely allied American species (P. Americana). The color is dusky or blackish above, paler beneath. They are closely allied to the dolphins, but have a shorter snout. Called also harbor porpoise, herring hag, puffing pig, and snuffer. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A true dolphin (Delphinus); -- often so called by sailors. Skunk porpoise, or Bay porpoise (Zo["o]l.), a North American porpoise (Lagenorhynchus acutus), larger than the common species, and with broad stripes of white and yellow on the sides. See Illustration in Appendix.

Meaning of P phocaena from wikipedia

- distinct po****tions representing distinct races: P. p. phocoena in the North Atlantic and West Africa, P. p. relicta in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, an...
- Phocoenidae PaleoDB taxon number: 63542 Alternative spellings: Delphinus (Phocaena), Phocaena Synonyms: Acanthodelphis Gray 1866 (no. 102874), Australophocaena...
- 8 (3): 265–27. doi:10.47536/jcrm.v8i3.722. S2CID 257454374. "Species Phocaena dioptrica Lahille, 1912". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government...
- discovered by telescope. English comparative anatomist Edward Tyson publishes Phocæna, or The anatomy of a porpess, dissected at Gresham Colledge, concluding...
- Phocoena Species: P. phocoena Subspecies: P. p. relicta Trinomial name Phocoena phocoena relicta Abel, 1905 Synonyms Phocaena phocaena subsp. relicta Tsalkin...
- Φωκᾶς, romanized: Phōkâs) or Phocas (Latinized), feminine form Phokaina or Phocaena (Φώκαινα, Phṓkaina), was the name of a Byzantine aristocratic clan from...
- of Antwerp] (in French). Bruxelles, Polleunis and Ceuterick, Imprimeurs. p. 79. L. J. Fitzinger. 1860. Wissenschaftlich-populäre Naturgeschichte der...
- toothed grampus" in light of this and ****igned the animal to the genus Phocaena (a genus of porpoises) which Risso's dolphin was also ****igned to in 1846...
- white-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris), and harbour porpoise (Phocaena phocaena). The hunting of these species is carried out in much the same way...
- 1941 pp. 227–234 Plates V - VI A Rare Porpoise of the South Atlantic, Phocaena dioptrica (Lahille, 1912) J E Hamilton DSc February 1941 pp. 235–260 Plates...